Voting was close and spirited throughout the week, but Full Belly Deli, just under a year into its new location on Highway 395 in Minden, hauled in 36.95 percent of the vote to claim the Soup Wars title for 2015 with its “Baked Potato Soup.”

Coming up in February we have Beef Wars. With it being the month of taking your love out for a fine dinner, we will be looking for Carson Valley’s Signature Beef Dinner, whether it be steak, prime rib, smoked Tri-Tip or otherwise. Send your nominations to us at joey@carsonvalleytimes.com or post to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cvalleytimes.

Here’s a look at our finalists from this past month. As always, you really can’t go wrong with any of them – but you may want to call ahead to make sure the nominated soup is available, as not every restaurant makes every soup every day:

SOUP WARS 2015 FINALISTS

“Sweet Potato Curry” – Abby Jo’s Café Girasole

1483 Highway 395, Gardnerville; 775-782-3314

Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

The top-selling soup in the restaurant, it’s a creamy concoction made with coconut milk, sweet potatoes, and a hint of curry. Available every day.

A longtime Gardnerville tradition stretching out over more than 50 years, the J.T. has served up Basque delights and Valley mainstays to hundreds and hundreds of thousands over the years. The beef tongue stew is served on Friday nights. We had some technical difficulties with the photo – we’ll get that solved up shortly.